“EARTH & EMBER,” the first broadly conceived ceramic exhibition at California State Los Angeles’ Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, features more than 20 artists, half of whom are world famous, and the other half, highly well-established graduates of Cal State LA, dating from the late 1940s to the present. The exhibition is not theme-based, presenting a diverse array of clay works that employ various approaches embraced by participating artists, ranging from the traditional vessel forms to boundless experimentation with clay. The show runs through February 22.
In her essay, Silverman Gallery Director and Professor of Art Mika M. Cho writes, “This exhibition celebrates internationally renowned artists who contributed tremendously to Ceramic Education and shaped Ceramic Art for generations to come. We have invited Adrian Saxe, Beatrice Wood, John Mason, Ken Price, Luis Bermudez, Pablo Picasso, Peter Shire, Roger Herman, Thomas Müller, and Tony Marsh. The accomplishments of our Cal State LA graduates are chosen for this exhibition, Beatriz Jaramillo, Brenda Starks, Elaine Parks, Isai Favela, Matt Brugger, Randall Bruce, Stan Edmonson, Sean Kelly, and Tetsuji Aono.”
The curators, Brenda Starks, a ceramist and ceramic educator, is a Cal State LA ceramic arts MFA graduate. Darren Alvarez is a current Cal State LA Studio Arts undergraduate focusing on Ceramics, and one of the current gallery interns. EARTH & EMBER is made possible by artists and their studios, private collectors, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. The exhibit will accompany a catalog.
